Home| StoriesInside our collectionsSeriesshow credit information for image 'Woodblock: Ambrosia altera'Woodblock: Ambrosia altera, Benjamin Gilbert. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).‘Jessy’, a film about cerebral palsyHow the 1950s British film industry portrayed this disease.In picturesHarnessing the power of baubles and blingFrom hairpins that ward off evil to anklets that alter the way you walk, there’s a lot more to wearing jewellery than simply showing off.In picturesLittle donkeys aren’t just for ChristmasIn honour of the animal’s heroic efforts, here are some favourites from our collection.ArticleInterpreting the Ayurvedic ManIn picturesBringing the outside in at ChristmasWe love our festive pine cones and poinsettias, but what else are we inviting in with them?In pictures500 years of strange dietsOdd diets aren’t just for January. Here are some examples that go back way further than New Year’s Day.Lovesickness and ‘The Love Thief’An 11th-century poem of love, lust and possibly gruesome death still resonates today.In picturesThe year of the dogThe relationship between dogs and humans goes back a long way. These pictures from our archives show some of the highs and lows.ArticleA reflection on art in a mental hospitalArtist Beth Hopkins explains how she used her experience of researching the Adamson Collection to create an embroidered wall hanging.Native Americans through the 19th-century lensThe stories behind Rinehart's photographs may not be as black and white as they first appear.Native Americans and the dehumanising force of the photographIn the second part of Native Americans through the 19th-century lens, we delve deeper into the ambivalent messages within the images.In picturesThe hidden meanings inside these 1920s Easter egg postcardsThere’s something unexpectedly flirtatious and flamboyant about the smart young people featured in these French postcards.Indian botanicals and heritage warsColonial botanical texts, as astonishingly beautiful as they are, may cast very dark shadows.ArticleUncovering experiences of dementiaFocusing on three 19th-century women’s case notes, Millie van der Byl Williams explores how our definition of dementia has changed.Dial ‘S’ for sexIn pre-internet days, phone boxes became a patchwork of ‘tart cards’ offering sexual services. Find out about the clandestine world they hint at.In picturesDeath around the world in ten objectsDeath is many things to many cultures: violent, holy, frightening, calm, disgusting... or just a gateway to another life.In picturesAIDS awareness posters from the 1980s onwardsThe AIDS public health poster campaign chose print even in the internet age and dealt with issues of identity and behaviour like never before.ArticleThe birth of the public museumThe first public museums evolved from wealthy collectors’ cabinets of curiosities and were quickly recognised as useful vehicles for culture.In picturesMiracle cure-alls throughout the agesFrom the elixir of life to radium, humans have always searched for a panacea: something to cure every ill. But instead it’s only highlighted our anxieties and preoccupations throughout history.In picturesFake news in the 17th centuryAn uncanny resemblance to today’s Twitter tiffs characterises a 17th-century argument about demons. Read what happened when the printing presses went into overdrive.Previous (page 6)Page 7 of 8Next (page 8)